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LAWS OF MICHIGAN.

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AN ACT to extend the time for the collection of Taxes in the

township of Jackson in the county of Jackson.

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Section 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That the Time extentime for the collection of taxes in the township of Jackson in the county of Jackson, for the year eighteen hundred and fifty, be and the same is hereby extended to the first Monday of March, eighteen hundred and fifty-one.

Sec. 2. The treasurer of said township is hereby authorized and empowered to proceed and collect said taxes as fully as he could do in the life-time of his warrant, and to make his return at any time on or before the first Monday of March next; and said warrant is hereby revived and continued in full force and virtue, for the purpose aforesaid, until the said first Monday of March next.

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Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of the treasurer of said township, be- Ibid. fore he shall be entitled to the benefit of this act, to pay over all moneys collected during the the life-time of his warrant, as is now provided by law, and renew his official bond to the satisfaction of the treasurer of said county.

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Sec. 4. A transcript of all unpaid taxes returned to the county treasurer, in pursuance of the foregoing provisions, shall be returned now reto the Auditor General as soon as practicable, and such unpaid taxes shall be collected in the same manner, and with interest computed

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from the same time, as other taxes for the year eighteen hundred and
fifty, duly returned to the Auditor General for non-payment.
Sec. 5. This act shall take effect immediately.

Approved February 8, 1851.

[ No. 2. ]

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AN ACT to extend the time for the collection of Taxes in the township of Niles in the county of Berrien.

Section 1. The People of the

State of Michigan enact, That the

Time exten- time for the collection of taxes in the township of Niles in the county of Berrien, for the year eighteen hundred and fifty, be and the same is hereby extended to the first Monday of March, eighteen hundred and fifty-one.

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Sec. 2. The treasurer of said township is hereby authorized and Treasurer. empowered to proceed and collect said taxes as fully as he could do in the life-time of his warrant, and to make his return at any time on or before the first Monday of March next; and said warrant is hereby renewed and continued in full force and virtue for the purposes aforesaid, until the said first Monday in March next.

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Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of the treasurer of said township, before he shall be entitled to the benefit of this act, to pay over all moneys collected during the life-time of his warrant, as is now provided by law, and renew his official bond to the satisfaction of the treasurer of said county.

Sec. 4. A transcript of all unpaid taxes returned to the county Unpaid taxes; how re-treasurer in pursuance of the foregoing provisions, shall be returned to the Auditor General as soon as practicable, and such unpaid taxes shall be collected in the same manner, and with interest computed from the same time as other taxes for the year eighteen hundred and fifty, duly returned to the Auditor General for non-payment.

Sec. 5. This act shall take effect immediately.

Approved February 3, 1851.

[No. 3. ]

AN ACT to extend the time for the collection of Taxes for the year eighteen hundred and fifty, in the township of St. Clair in the county of St. Clair.

Section 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That the

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time for the collection of taxes in the township of St. Clair in the county of St. Clair, for the year eighteen hundred and fifty, is hereby ded. extended until the first Monday of March, eighteen hundred and fifty

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Sec. 2. The collector of said township is hereby authorized and Duty of colempowered to proceed and collect said taxes as fully as he could do in the life-time of his warrant, and make his return at any time on or before the first Monday of March next; and the said warrant is hereby continued in full force and virtue for the purpose aforesaid, until the first Monday in March next.

Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of the collector of said township, be- Ibid. fore he shall be entitled to the benefit of this act, to pay over all moneys collected during the life-time of his warrant, as is now prescribed by law, and to renew his official bond to the satisfaction of the treasurer of said county.

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Sec. 4. A transcript of all unpaid taxes returned to the county Transcript treasurer in pursuance of the foregoing provisions, shall be returned es; how reto the Auditor General as soon as practicable; and such unpaid taxes shall be collected in the same manner, and with interest computed from the same time as other taxes for the year eighteen hundred and fifty, duly returned to the Auditor General for non-payment.

Sec. 5. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved February 10, 1851.

[ No. 4. ]

AN ACT to extend the time for the collection of taxes in the city of Detroit, for the year eighteen hundred and fifty.

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Section 1. The people of the State of Michigan enact, That the time for the collection of the State and county taxes in the city of ded. Detroit, for the year eighteen hundred and fifty, is hereby extended until the first Monday of April next.

Sec. 2. The collectors of the several wards of said city are hereby authorized to proceed and collect said taxes as fully as they might have done during the life time of their warrants for that purpose, and

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to make their returns on or before the first Monday in April next; and said warrants are continued in full force for said purpose until said time.

Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of the several collectors aforesaid, before they shall be entitled to the benefits of this act, to pay over all moneys collected during the life time of their warrants, as now provided by law, and to renew their official bonds to the satisfaction of the treasurer of the county of Wayne.

Sec. 4. A transcript of all unpaid taxes returned to the county treaes; how re- surer in pursuance of the foregoing provisions, shall be returned to the Auditor General as soon as practicable, and such unpaid taxes shall be collected in the same manner, and with interest computed from the same time as other taxes for the year eighteen hundred and fifty, duly returned to the Auditor General for non-payment.

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Sec. 5. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved February 12, 1851.

[ No. 5. ]

AN ACT relative to postage.

Section 1. The people of the Seate of Michigan enact, That the post master at Lansing be and he is hereby authorized to charge to the State the postage on all mail matter received by members and officers of this Legislature, and that this act shall take effect from and after its passage.

Approved February 13, 1851.

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AN ACT to provide for the better security of public records.

Section 1. The people of the State of Michigan enact, That all books, papers or records belonging or in any wise appertaining to the offices. of clerk, treasurer, register of deeds or judge of probate, of the several counties, and also all books, papers or records belonging or in any wise appertaining to the offices of the several township and school

district officers of this State, are hereby declared to be public property, belonging to the people of the State of Michigan, to be used and preserved by the respective officers aforesaid, during their continuance in office; and any person or persons who shall wilfully carry away, mutilate or destroy any of such books, papers, records, or any part of the same; and any person or persons who shall retain and continue to hold the possession of any books, papers, records or parts thereof, belonging to the aforesaid offices of clerk, treasurer, register of deeds or judge of probate of the several counties, or to the offices of the several township and school district officers of this State, and shall refuse to deliver up said books, papers, records, or parts thereof, to the proper officer having charge of the office to which the said books, papers or records belong, upon demand being made by such officer, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and Penalty for upon conviction thereof before any court of record of this State, shall be fined at the discretion of the court, or imprisoned in the county jail until he shall deliver such books, papers, records, or parts thereof, to the proper officers having charge of the office to which they belong, or be otherwise discharged according to law.

Sec. 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

Approved February 19, 1851.

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AN ACT to provide for holding terms of the circuit court in the county of Sanilac.

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Section 1. The people of the State of Michigan enact, That two terms of the circuit court be held in the county of Sanilac during Terms. the present year, at such times as shall be hereafter appointed.

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Sec. 2. The circuit judge of the fourth circuit, within twenty days after the passage of this act, is hereby authorized and required to Duty of cirappoint the times of holding the terms of the circuit court in the county of Sanilac, required by the preceding section, and transmit to the county clerk of said county of Sanilac, a copy of such appointment, which shall be filed and preserved by such clerk; and said clerk shall cause such appointment to be published once in each week for three successive weeks in the St. Clair Observer, a paper

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